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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
128 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2004

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...THE CHARLESTON   AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1860 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         85    209 PM  98    1931  85      0       85       
  MINIMUM         65   1122 PM  55    2001  67     -2       65       
  AVERAGE         75                        76     -1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.51 1930   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      3.90  -1.37     3.93    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.53                      3.90  -1.37     3.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.27                     40.46  -6.19    44.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        11     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       226     11      196       
  SINCE SEP 1    237                       226     11      196       
  SINCE JAN 1   2189                      2026    163     2034       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE CHARLESTON   AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2004.....SUNRISE   707 AM EDT   SUNSET   720 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2004.....SUNRISE   707 AM EDT   SUNSET   719 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.        

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IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SATURDAY WAS 83 DEGREES. 
THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 69. NORMALS WERE 82 AND 72. THE RECORD HIGH 
TEMPERATURE FOR SATURDAY WAS 93, SET IN 1958. THE RECORD LOW 
TEMPERATURE WAS 60, SET IN 1984. RAINFALL SATURDAY WAS 0.00 INCHES. 
THE TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH IS 2.63 INCHES. THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 
34.45 INCHES.                                  

HERE ARE THE TIDES ON SUNDAY IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. THERE WILL BE 
A LOW TIDE AT 5:41 AM AND A HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT 12:05 PM. THE NEXT 
LOW TIDE WILL BE AT 6:34 PM THIS EVENING.

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